CMT - Certified Medical Technician Anatomy and Physiology Basics Questions and Answers

Question 1

A resident has diabetes, a condition related to the regulation of blood sugar. This function is primarily controlled by insulin, a hormone produced by which endocrine gland?

Accepted Answer

Pancreas

Answer

Thyroid gland

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Adrenal gland

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Pituitary gland

Question 2

Which chamber of the heart is responsible for pumping oxygenated blood through the aorta to the rest of the body?

Accepted Answer

Left ventricle

Answer

Right atrium

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Right ventricle

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Left atrium

Question 3

A resident is using an inhaler for asthma. The medication needs to reach the smallest air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs. What are these structures called?

Accepted Answer

Alveoli

Answer

Bronchi

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Trachea

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Larynx

Question 4

The central nervous system (CNS) is the primary control center for the body. A medication that is classified as a 'CNS depressant' will primarily affect which two anatomical structures?

Accepted Answer

Brain and spinal cord

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Peripheral nerves and ganglia

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Heart and lungs

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Stomach and intestines

Question 5

A CMT is administering several medications to a resident and understands that most of them will be filtered out of the bloodstream and excreted. Which organ is the primary site for filtering blood and eliminating most drugs from the body?

Accepted Answer

Kidneys

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Liver

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Spleen

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Bladder

Question 6

When a CMT applies a medicated patch, the drug is absorbed through the skin to enter the bloodstream. To do this, the medication must pass through the epidermis and reach which underlying layer that contains blood vessels?

Accepted Answer

Dermis

Answer

Hypodermis

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Stratum corneum

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Subcutaneous tissue

A resident has diabetes, a condition related to the regulation of blood sugar.This function is primarily controlled by insulin, a hormone produced by which endocrine gland?

A resident has diabetes, a condition related to the regulation of blood sugar.
This function is primarily controlled by insulin, a hormone produced by which endocrine gland?